Tarlac, the rookie center who started for Yugoslavia in the Sydney Olympics, made his first NBA start on Sunday night, managing three rebounds in no points against Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers before fouling out with 1:33 to play.

Tarlac signed a contact with the Bulls Wednesday, the Chicago Tribune reports. The team's second-round pick in 1995, Tarlac was a star in Europe, where he led Olympiakos to seven Greek A-1 League Championships.

The 6-foot-10, 260-pound Tarlac has played the last eight seasons
with Olympiakos BC Piraeus, helping the team to the 1997
EuroLeague Cup. He played against the Bulls in the 1997
McDonalds Championship.